What to Expect:

Conditions are chilly and the morning start could mean that there’ll be something for the pacers early on. Rain is forecast on the match day, so you could expect a few stoppages.

Did You Know:

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Quinton de Kock averages 64.50 against India and has passed fifty in six of his last eight ODI Innings.

Virat Kohli has hit a hundred in each of his first games in a World Cup (100 in 2011, 107 in 2015).

The average first innings total in Southampton, since 2015, has been 310.

Team News:

South Africa(SA):

Hashim Amla, declared fit, is set to replace David Miller while Dwayne Pretorius is the best option available to replace Ngidi, from South Africa’s previous game and becoming the third all-rounder in the eleven.

Will it be Bhuvneshwar Kumar or Mohammed Shami as India’s second pacer? That’s the million dollar question ahead of the game. The No. 4 question, meanwhile, has been put to rest by KL Rahul hundred in the warm-up and Kedar Jadhav’s return to full fitness. Bhuvneshwar could have an edge going into this game if India prefer two wrist spinners against South Africa, against whom they’ve had success before.

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales from 30 May to 14 July 2019. Total 48 One Day Internationals for 46 Days of Cricket Battle between 10 Teams.